NAEP 1992 reading report card for the nation and the states

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The connection between the text and what the student infers should be clear
Fourth-grade students at the Proficient level could understand and ... and draw
conclusions based on the text Eighth-grade students at the Basic level could
understand passages representing familiar genres. ... They were able to interpret
literary devices, identify text structure and writing style, and apply document
informationanbsp;...